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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
May. 19, 2000
John Richard Beasley, Cary, NC (US);
Rebecca Lee Bessette, Erie, CO (US);
Wilbur Lee Bright, Raleigh, NC (US);
Gerald P. Carney, Cary, NC (US);
Jeffrey Thomas Cortley, Westfield, NJ (US);
Michael M. Cruzcosa, Austin, TX (US);
James J. Daniels, Raleigh, NC (US);
David J. Ford, Apex, NC (US);
Charles David Morgan, Cary, NC (US);
Kasiraman Narayanaswamy, Cary, NC (US);
Marcellus Alvernon Pannell, Durham, NC (US);
John A. O'Reilly, Raleigh, NC (US);
Mark A. Weissman, Carrboro, NC (US);
Weizhong Zhang, Cary, NC (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
The invention comprises a method and device for dynamic message delivery based upon the identification of an originating caller. Specifically, the originating caller for an incoming call is identified and compared to a list of callers, where each caller within the list of callers is associated with one of a plurality of dispositions, the dispositions including accept, reject and forwarding of an incoming call. The incoming call is routed based upon the disposition associated with the identified originating caller. In the case of a subscriber utilizing a dial-up internet account, a message is sent to the subscriber via the internet connection alerting the subscriber that an incoming call is present and offering the subscriber various disposition options.